Fence-post.



Patented Sept. l2, |899.

D. ANDREW.

FENCE PST.

(Application led J an.. 25, 1899) (No Model.)

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OR 1N ANDRlllV, OF- TOWNSEND, NFV YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,062, datedSeptember 12, 1899.

Application filed January 25, 1899. Serial No. 703,343. (No modclJ lball ich/)nt t Ntfty/ concern.'

Be it known that I, OBEN ANDREW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Townsend, iu the county of Schuyler and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Fence- Post, of which the following is aspecilicaiion.

This invention relates to fence-posts; and the object thereof is toprovide a post with a tension-braee, whereby the post may be adjusted tobring a tension upon the line of fencing and prevent sagging of thesame.

Afurther object of the invention is to utilize the base for the post asan anchorage for the brace.

To these ends the present invention consists in the combination andarrangement of the parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described,particularly pointed out in the claim, and shown in the drawings.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a post having theinvention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof. Figs. 3and 4 are sectional elevations similar to Fig. 1, each showing amodified form. Fig. 5 is an end view of Fig. 4.

Corresponding parts are designated by like characters of reference inall the iigures of the drawings.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates an ordinary post,preferably of wood, which rests upon a base 2 of stone, metal, orcomposition, as desired, and which is embedded in the ground, as usual.The upper end of the post is beveled or'inclined, as at 3, upon itsinner face for a purpose which will be explained hereinafter.

A brace 4 in the form of a rod, heavy wire, or cable extendslongitudinally of the post upon the outer side thereof in the plane ofthe fencing 5, and its upper portion 6 passes loosely through an obliqueopening or passage 7, formed through the post and opening at the beveledface 3 of the top of the post. As shown in Fig. 1, the brace extendsdownward into the ground, having an eye S provided at its lowerextremity and adapted to receive a bar or rod 9, extending transverselyof the fence. A suitable anchor 10 is placedacross the bar 9, having oneend engaging against the under side of the base 2 and the other endthereof inclined downwardly away therefrom. This anchor may be of anydesired material, hav'- ing an opening 11, through which the brace maypass, or it may be in two sections and on opposite sides of the brace.The upper extremity of the brace extends beycnd the beveled face of thepost, being threaded and provided with a nut 12. This post is intendedfor use in, connection with wire fences, the runner-wires beingconnected to the post as desired or by passing through the latter andconnected directly to the brace on the outer face of the post, as shownin Figs. 1 and 3.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that by operating thenut 12 to draw upon the brace 4 the post 1 will be straightened upwardand a tension brought upon the fencing to take up the sag occasioned bythc leaning of the post.

A modified form of the invention is shown in Fig. 3, in which a bar 13,forming the anchor, passes through an eye 14 in the lower extremity ofthe brace 4, one end of the rod engaging against the under side of thebase 2 and its other end extendingdownwardly and outwardly therefrom inthe line of the fence instead of transversely thereof, as in Figs. 1 and2, whereby the extra anchor lO is dispensed with.

Another form is shown in Figs. 4 and 5, in which the brace is formed ofheavy Wire or cable 15, Vwhich is formed into a loop having the bightthereof engaged about the base 2, the ends of the wire being connectedtogether and passed through an oblique opening 16 in the post, asdescribed for the other forms, and a pin or peg 17 is used to preventthe brace from slipping back through the opening. In this form -bytwisting the cable by means of the peg or pin 17 a tension may be hadupon the post and the fencing, as described for the other form. 1

In each of the forms it will be noted that the tension-brace is anchoredby meansof the base for the post, and the draw upon the brace isdirectly upward against the combined weight of the post and the base.This arrangement provides a more substantial anchorage than if the bracewere anchored at a distance from the post, whereby a sidewise strain isbrought upon the anchor. It is preferable to point or bevel the upperend of. the

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post and extend the brace throughthe post to the inclined portion, asthe nut or other tightening means is in a more convenient and accessibleposition. However, instead of extending to the top of the post the bracemay pass directly through the post, as the same effect will be had.

In Fig. l the base 2 is shown as extending at opposite sides of the postand the brace passes through the base, while in Fig. 3 the base does notextend beyond the outer face of the post and the brace passes downwardalongside of the same. Either of these arrangements may be employed, asdesired.

The brace arrangement of the present in- Vention may be employed uponthe intermediate posts, but is especially designed for end posts toplace a tension upon the line of fencv The brace does not extend outobliquely from the post and therefore does not proj ect out into aroadway at corners and is not liable to be damaged by stock.

Among the advantages possessed by my invention will appear thefollowing: The fact that the post rests on the base above the earthprevents any possibility of the post decaying, and thus the lifetime ofthe post is extended. Furthermore, the rod passing through the baseprevents the latter from tipping sidewise and makes a very strong andefcient brace for the post. A good brace for the fence adds much to the`strength of the fence as a whole.

Various changes in the form, proportion; size, and Ithe minor details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claim may as Y be resortedto without departing from the its lower end passing through a verticalopen- Y ing formed in the base, and extending below the latter, atransverse rod connected to the lower end of the brace and locatedbeneath the base, and an anchor having its upper end engaging the underside of the base, inclined downwardly across the rod, and having anopening receiving the brace, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

OREN ANDREW.

Vitnesses:

GEO. C. WAIT, WILLIAM ROBERTS.

